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it may come down to where else james murdoch's prints can be found. >> james murdoch has made it clear he paid off a huge amount of money to gordon taylor who was a trade unionist who had his phone hacked. james has made it clear that he regards that as an error on his part and he much regrets it. >> reporter: if it's found that james murdoch knew more, smith says shareholders, board members may force his father's hand. >> if they were to really demand that james no longer be the heir, that he change the way the company is structured. he would have to listen to them. >> reporter: there are other reports that independent board membersover newspaper corporation are going even further questioning whether a change of leadership is needed. in other words, replacing james murdoch all together. contacted by cnn, a member of that board called those reports total crap. >>> some of the key players testified on tuesday before what is the british equivalent of a congressional hearing. among them rupert murdoch, his son james and rebecca brooks who resigned as head of the british paper this month.
it may come down to where else james murdoch's prints can be found. >> james murdoch has made it clear he paid off a huge amount of money to gordon taylor who was a trade unionist who had his phone hacked. james has made it clear that he regards that as an error on his part and he much regrets it. >> reporter: if it's found that james murdoch knew more, smith says shareholders, board members may force his father's hand. >> if they were to really demand that james no longer be...
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it is now threatening to do the same to some of rupert murdoch's top deputies. in left knee done this morning with more is elizabeth palmer. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the main lines of inquiry is going to try to determine whether senior officers of murd murdoch's company knew of or were involved in unethical or especially illegal activity. mobbed by reporters in london, rupert murdoch battled through reporters to have lunch with rebecca brooks. there is a scramble inside the media empire to control toxic fallout from "the news of the world" hacking scandal, which could start making waves in the u.s. >> there's also the issue of did it happen here? "the news of the world" has lots and lots of reporters at any given time on the ground in the u.s. many of its stories, particularly many of its celebrity stories are datelined here. >> reporter: the scandal broke last week with the case of millie dauer. her parents and others discovered that personal voice messages had been hack ed by nes of the journalists hunting for stories. in 2007, a secret
it is now threatening to do the same to some of rupert murdoch's top deputies. in left knee done this morning with more is elizabeth palmer. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the main lines of inquiry is going to try to determine whether senior officers of murd murdoch's company knew of or were involved in unethical or especially illegal activity. mobbed by reporters in london, rupert murdoch battled through reporters to have lunch with rebecca brooks. there is a scramble...
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when rupert murdoch seemed sometimes confused, slow, and often in an almost touching way, james murdoch would try to intervene and supply information that his father didn't have. and the mps would say, no, we'd like to hear from rupert murdoch. the pie changed the whole dynamic of the day. >> very dramatic scenes. would you agree it was the pie that won it? >> no, i actually don't think i would agree. i think the pie incident will be seen for what it is, which was a disgraceful, appalling breach of parliamentary regulations and will be dealt with as such. and that fundamentally, people will turn back. the pie will be a side bar, and it may have made the headlines tomorrow, but the answers that were given by the murdochs in the hearings, will be what people will focus on in the longer term and don't forget one other crucial point. there are the police inquiries, the independent police commission, where you have this massive judicial inquiry that still has to get under way, along with further inquiries that will come from this committee. long and short, the pie might be the froth, if you
when rupert murdoch seemed sometimes confused, slow, and often in an almost touching way, james murdoch would try to intervene and supply information that his father didn't have. and the mps would say, no, we'd like to hear from rupert murdoch. the pie changed the whole dynamic of the day. >> very dramatic scenes. would you agree it was the pie that won it? >> no, i actually don't think i would agree. i think the pie incident will be seen for what it is, which was a disgraceful,...
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we'll show you the apology in the last paper and what it might mean for rupert murdoch. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> there's word tonight that the san francisco police union has voted to accept a deal with the city that will allow them to receive raises and avoid layoffs while paying more for their pensions. the chronicle is reporting police will get a 3% pay raise immediately. the remaining 2% next year. the deal also requires police to pay an additional 3% to their pensions. this year it's a wash, it's supposed to save the city $10 million over the next two years. trying to get a pension reform measure on the ballot in november. in 2009 there were 52 members of the san francisco police department who made more than $
we'll show you the apology in the last paper and what it might mean for rupert murdoch. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>>...
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this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> mr. murdoch, do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's shuttered tabloid, "the news of the world," and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his ruthlessness and arrogance. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: there they were in matching suits, shirts and ties, the patriarch and the heir apparent of one of the world's mightiest business dynasties. rupert murdoch, born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with $33 billion in revenue. father of six children from three marriages, he's the boss, but the buck does not stop with him and he is not planning to step aside. >> because i feel people i trusted betrayed the company and me and it's for them to pay. i think that, f
this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> mr. murdoch, do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's shuttered tabloid, "the news of the world," and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his...
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both murdochs face parliament on tuesday. one of those to grill them is tom watson. >> i want to know was he aware a crime had taken place, who gave him the advice, those kind of things. i would like rupert murdoch to tell us what he knew as well. >> reporter: and finally, scrambling on high ground is britain's prime minister, under pressure to showing the extent of his relationship of his relationship with the murdochs, he was forced to release records showing 26 meetings with them or their employees since they took office. he also hosted james murdoch and rebekah brooks at his official country residence. cameron like most british politicians, courted the murdochs because the newspapers could make or break their political careers. no longer. as criminal and judicial investigations are under way, murdoch's spell is broken. dana lewis, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: it is the weekend drivers in los angeles have been dreading for weeks. what is being called carmaggedon is now under way. a stretch of the 405 freeway, one of the
both murdochs face parliament on tuesday. one of those to grill them is tom watson. >> i want to know was he aware a crime had taken place, who gave him the advice, those kind of things. i would like rupert murdoch to tell us what he knew as well. >> reporter: and finally, scrambling on high ground is britain's prime minister, under pressure to showing the extent of his relationship of his relationship with the murdochs, he was forced to release records showing 26 meetings with them...
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is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into britain, buying up the "news of the world" and later the "times" of london. in the '70s he took aim at new york where he'd add the "new york post" and the "wall street journal." his satellite t.v. empire includes the fox network in the u.s., sky in europe, star tv in asia. >> i love the free market. it's certainly been very good to me. >> reporter: but the same market is now punishing him, while stock in news corporation rebounded today, it's fallen 12% since the scandal began. >> my company has 52,000 employees. i have led it for 57 years and i hav
is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into...
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the murdochs certainly have the ear of britain's prime minister. in 15 months, david cameron has had 26 meetings with murdoch executives. more than twice the number of meetings he's had with any other news organizations. how w werful was rupert murdoch here in britain? >> immensely powerful. the view of every prime minister for the last 30 years s that no one can get elected without the blessing of the patriarch. >> reporter: it is now not clear that either murdoch can survive this crisis. news corporation shares have tumbled. if the company faces criminal charges, it could be forced to unload some of its most lucrative holdings in the u.s., including fox tv. this really is a dynasty on the brink. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >>> and coming up, the retirement revolution. one american city drawing boomers faster than any other. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and be
the murdochs certainly have the ear of britain's prime minister. in 15 months, david cameron has had 26 meetings with murdoch executives. more than twice the number of meetings he's had with any other news organizations. how w werful was rupert murdoch here in britain? >> immensely powerful. the view of every prime minister for the last 30 years s that no one can get elected without the blessing of the patriarch. >> reporter: it is now not clear that either murdoch can survive this...
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what i found fascinating is rupert murdoch spent a lot of his first testimony not being rupert murdoch and being contrite and as the afternoon wore on what you saw was the emergence of very much the 20th century media mogul got more gruff but maybe felt more honest. at one pointthe questioner said rupert murdoch i'm going turn to you since i don't seem to get far with james murdoch and he got more gruff. he steamed to respond in a differt way. james was every bit the picture of a 20th centu corporate polished ceo saying no matter the merit of the question that's a tremendous and terrific question and i appreciate the manner in which it's been asked and his preambles were enormous and the content of the answers were minimal and existing always flattering the questioner. what i liked was the contrast. murdoch was as he said, humbled and i think he was contrite. the measure of the contrition seed to go down toughout the day until we got the pie as some over the internet said that saved news corp. not sure that's right but it was astonishing. >> charlie: and james murdoch to be protective
what i found fascinating is rupert murdoch spent a lot of his first testimony not being rupert murdoch and being contrite and as the afternoon wore on what you saw was the emergence of very much the 20th century media mogul got more gruff but maybe felt more honest. at one pointthe questioner said rupert murdoch i'm going turn to you since i don't seem to get far with james murdoch and he got more gruff. he steamed to respond in a differt way. james was every bit the picture of a 20th centu...
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use shareholders' money and as murdoch's media empire in the u.k. crumbles there are new allegations in america that fox news is also acting into illinois into phones illegally or at least phone records as the daily koz is reporting a former fox news executive dan cooper has come forward saying that fox news chief roger ailes instructed an underground bunker within the fox news building in new york city headquarters to perform out of her intelligence that may include illegally hacking phone calls the bunker was known as the brain room so all of these new developments coming out of the u.k. and this new allegation that fox news is home to a james bond villain style secret base underground mean for rupert murdoch's media empire and for that matter is job they've sold anna joins me now to talk about this story he's the communications director of free press that net well civil rights attorney and media adviser dave welcome to her legs. if murdoch goes in for that matter roger ailes the old want to be a case of meet the new boss same as the old boss well
use shareholders' money and as murdoch's media empire in the u.k. crumbles there are new allegations in america that fox news is also acting into illinois into phones illegally or at least phone records as the daily koz is reporting a former fox news executive dan cooper has come forward saying that fox news chief roger ailes instructed an underground bunker within the fox news building in new york city headquarters to perform out of her intelligence that may include illegally hacking phone...
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rupert murdoch's wife, of course, fending off that attacker. tonight, there's a facebook fan page for her multiplying. and as our bianna golodryga pointed out to us today, husbands everywhere, even her own, asking, "honey, would you do that for me?" >> reporter: who needs a body guard when your wife can do this? the shaving cream pie rocketing straight for billionaire rupert murdoch's head. his wife to the rescue. the right hook seen around the world. she was even faster than the police officer. you can see him running in on your right. jimmy kimmel with a different angle. the wife beating everyone, from the queen to spongebob to the ham-burglar. laughing aside, don't mess with her. 38 years his junioio his third wife is a former volleyball champ. even late night imagining what else she's capable of. >> look at that. just throws the guy. >> reporter: and today, across america, the inevitable question. would your wife do the same? >> she would take a pie for me and not murdoch, i'm good with that. >> i don't know if i would freeze or if my autom
rupert murdoch's wife, of course, fending off that attacker. tonight, there's a facebook fan page for her multiplying. and as our bianna golodryga pointed out to us today, husbands everywhere, even her own, asking, "honey, would you do that for me?" >> reporter: who needs a body guard when your wife can do this? the shaving cream pie rocketing straight for billionaire rupert murdoch's head. his wife to the rescue. the right hook seen around the world. she was even faster than...
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the hack is this second senior british police officer quits over his links to executives at rupert murdoch's media empire as the pressure now builds on the prime minister. the taliban assassinates more high ranking officials in afghanistan its nature begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces facing huge question marks over their ability to. put russian special forces for all of major terror plot near moscow which it's believed could have caused a huge loss of life. welcome this is r.t. it's eight pm monday night here in moscow my name is kevin zero in on our top story another day another scope as the news of the world scandal continues to one rival britain second most senior police officers now quit following the example of his boss who resigned on sunday it follows revelations they hired a former news the world executive as a media adviser barracks it's no more pressure on the prime minister david cameron but also hired a former editor from the same newspaper. reports from london. the feeling on the ground here in london is that this is an unfolding scandal not
the hack is this second senior british police officer quits over his links to executives at rupert murdoch's media empire as the pressure now builds on the prime minister. the taliban assassinates more high ranking officials in afghanistan its nature begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces facing huge question marks over their ability to. put russian special forces for all of major terror plot near moscow which it's believed could have caused a huge loss of life....
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what has rupert murdoch lost? >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire and% of the business which has extraordinarily good prospects, which has a growth trajectory which is well understood. it would have a substantial increase by an order of magnitude of a 20% increase. >> mr. murdoch is much bigger in the u.s.. the concern for him is that u.s. senators are now on his case following allegations that 9/11 victims and their phones were hacked. >> if that is true and if there was any access to any of the victims records, it would be the most evasive and perverse use of a victim's information in the final moments of their lives, a tremendous invasion for the families as well. >> 1989, the dawn of television's new age. >> mr. murdoch would see himself as the founder of bskyb. to be told by politicians that he should not press ahead in its sent to own all the company and to do as they insisted, this is a set back as many -- as any. "to have reaction from australia where rupert murdoch started his media emp
what has rupert murdoch lost? >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire and% of the business which has extraordinarily good prospects, which has a growth trajectory which is well understood. it would have a substantial increase by an order of magnitude of a 20% increase. >> mr. murdoch is much bigger in the u.s.. the concern for him is that u.s. senators are now on his case following allegations that 9/11 victims and their phones were hacked. >> if that is true...
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for good at britain's biggest selling newspaper mired in a phone hacking scandal media mogul rupert murdoch has pulled the plug with police investigating the tabloid for snooping on the. murder victims and the families of dead soldiers as well as people killed in terrorism attacks. in georgia for a high profile photographers have been arrested on suspicion of espionage just two days after nine people were sentenced to lengthy jail terms for spying the opposition has attacked president soccer. israel is really keen for targeting mass media saying he's whipping the anti russian hysteria. you politicians loudly condemn rating agency moody's it decision to downgrade portugal's debt to junk status and to threaten possible retaliation the verdict sends a shock waves through financial markets and triggers worries that portugal could follow greece it down the path of a possible default. and coming up in about thirty minutes my colleague carrie johnson will be here with a full look at euro news but right now it's back to our washington d.c. studios with. all right it's time for show and tell on toni
for good at britain's biggest selling newspaper mired in a phone hacking scandal media mogul rupert murdoch has pulled the plug with police investigating the tabloid for snooping on the. murder victims and the families of dead soldiers as well as people killed in terrorism attacks. in georgia for a high profile photographers have been arrested on suspicion of espionage just two days after nine people were sentenced to lengthy jail terms for spying the opposition has attacked president soccer....
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this afternoon, rupert murdoch acted to underline -- >> this afternoon are rupert murdoch acted to underline her actions, traveling to see his daughter. -- to see the family of and the daughter that was the victim that has sparked this outrage. >> it was a private meeting. i was appalled to find out what had happened. that is why i went there to apologize. >> this solicitor's vote for the family. >> he was humbled to give -- spoke for the family. >> he was humbled to give a full and sincere apology to the family. the dollar family told him -- dowler family told him that his paper should lead the way to set the standard for honesty and decency, and not what has gone before. >> tomorrow, rupert murdoch's signature will appear on a further apology in every one of the u.k. papers. the news of the world was in the business of holding others to account, he said, and it failed when it came to itself. rebecca brooks may have left the bridge, but her role in this forthcoming story will ensure she remains in the headlines. the fallout continues on both sides -- >> the fallout continues on both sides o
this afternoon, rupert murdoch acted to underline -- >> this afternoon are rupert murdoch acted to underline her actions, traveling to see his daughter. -- to see the family of and the daughter that was the victim that has sparked this outrage. >> it was a private meeting. i was appalled to find out what had happened. that is why i went there to apologize. >> this solicitor's vote for the family. >> he was humbled to give -- spoke for the family. >> he was humbled...
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>> rupert murdoch said "news of the world" tried to hack into the voice mails of victims of the 9/11 attacks. >> as well as the voice mails of families of british segars killed in action. >> the paper hacked into the voice mail of 13-year-old millie dowler while she was still missing and the hacker even deleted some voice mails, giving her family false hope she was still alive. >> stephen: anything else? >> victims included actress sienna miller and star hugh grant. >> stephen: oh, hugh grant. he hasn't had a movie in like two years. but just how big of a scandal is this? >> after 168 years now, the "news of the world" has put its last issue to bed. the tabloid was shut down this past week by its owner, rupert murdoch. >> stephen: so big that a paper going out of business is news. [laughter] well, the media sharks are licking their chops, and not just because riewp ertd looks like a dead squid. [laughter] look at how gleefully the competition is reporting this story. >> the scandal deepens for rupert murdoch and his media empire rocked by shame. >> i'm not really hearing a response f
>> rupert murdoch said "news of the world" tried to hack into the voice mails of victims of the 9/11 attacks. >> as well as the voice mails of families of british segars killed in action. >> the paper hacked into the voice mail of 13-year-old millie dowler while she was still missing and the hacker even deleted some voice mails, giving her family false hope she was still alive. >> stephen: anything else? >> victims included actress sienna miller and star...
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. >> oh, my gosh, i'm so >> stephen: tonight, will a scandal bring down rupert murdoch? no. then a new threat from gitmo detainees. if they get any more dangerous, we might have to charge them with something. and my guest is jose antonio vargas, who recently admitted being an illegal immigrant. my original guest was the american whose job he stole. who has two thumbs and is incredibly bad at gesturing at himself? this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme song playing] [cheering and applause] >> stephen: thank you for joining us, everybody. [audience chanting "stephen"] oh, that's nice. thank you for joining us. you know, once these people... once these people start chanting my name, you can't stop them. [laughter] folks, i want to say hello to everybody watching in america, especially to our viewers in italy. welcome. [cheering and applause] buenos aires. folks, tonight america sits helplessly by while we inch closer to a catastrophe. and i'm not talking about the debt ceiling. someone will do something about that. i'm talking about the hell
. >> oh, my gosh, i'm so >> stephen: tonight, will a scandal bring down rupert murdoch? no. then a new threat from gitmo detainees. if they get any more dangerous, we might have to charge them with something. and my guest is jose antonio vargas, who recently admitted being an illegal immigrant. my original guest was the american whose job he stole. who has two thumbs and is incredibly bad at gesturing at himself? this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy...
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tomorrow murdoch and his son james and british chief executive will all testifyfore . his newspaper is accused of hack go into the phones of celebrities, politicians and other journalists as well as 13-year-old murder victim. >>> the florida woman acquitted of killing her daughter is out of prison and the plane she may have been in touched down to the bay area but nobody knows whether she was on the plane or where she is right now. >> reporter: where is casey anthony? last seen a hurried exit out of jail, her attorneys aren't revealing anything even when pressed during an interview. >> is she or has she left florida? >> i can't disclose anything like that. >> this plane could solve the miss you industry. three hours after she was released it took off from orlando and happens to be registered to one of anthony's attorneys. whether she was a passenger or the plane was nearly a decoy to confuse the media it landed in arizona 3:00 a.m. one thing is effort is, anthony did not go home to her parents. their attorney says they simply received a text saying she was safe. some s
tomorrow murdoch and his son james and british chief executive will all testifyfore . his newspaper is accused of hack go into the phones of celebrities, politicians and other journalists as well as 13-year-old murder victim. >>> the florida woman acquitted of killing her daughter is out of prison and the plane she may have been in touched down to the bay area but nobody knows whether she was on the plane or where she is right now. >> reporter: where is casey anthony? last seen a...
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tomorrow murdoch and his son james and british chief executive will all testify before parliament. his newspaper is accused of hack go into the phones of celebrities, politicians and other journalists as well as 13-year-old murder victim. >>> the florida woman acquitted of killing her daughter is out of prison and the plane she may have been in touched down to the bay area but nobody knows whether she was on the plane or where she is right now. >> reporter: where is casey anthony? last seen a hurried exit out of jail, her attorneys aren't revealing anything even when pressed during an interview. >> is she or has she left florida? >> i can't disclose anything like that. >> this plane could solve the miss you industry. three hours after she was released it took off from orlando and happens to be registered to one of anthony's attorneys. whether she was a passenger or the plane was nearly a decoy to confuse the media it landed in arizona 3:00 a.m. one thing is effort is, anthony did not go home to her parents. their attorney says they simply received a text saying she was safe. some s
tomorrow murdoch and his son james and british chief executive will all testify before parliament. his newspaper is accused of hack go into the phones of celebrities, politicians and other journalists as well as 13-year-old murder victim. >>> the florida woman acquitted of killing her daughter is out of prison and the plane she may have been in touched down to the bay area but nobody knows whether she was on the plane or where she is right now. >> reporter: where is casey...
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that the hacking of a few phone numbers is kind of interesting but the real danger of somebody like murdoch and his operation was the tremendous political power that he has in england and in the united states the power that's a bad it really carried out by through the organizations the news organizations that he owns and the fear of politicians now that fear has temporarily gone away but it's a fear that can always come back because this power is still there and he's used it to rebuild an enormous empire not only in britain but in the united states and in australia and that's the point that really seems to be missing the hacking is kind of interesting and exceeding what is more than interesting you bring. your issue of what is most interesting in britain i must tell you people were revolted by a lot of what went on but let's talk about his media empire it pays to pay in taxes at the moment a can he recover from this can cope with this crisis that also appears to be spending to the u.s. now as well. yeah he may not recover from it but i think the point is that it's only now that people are b
that the hacking of a few phone numbers is kind of interesting but the real danger of somebody like murdoch and his operation was the tremendous political power that he has in england and in the united states the power that's a bad it really carried out by through the organizations the news organizations that he owns and the fear of politicians now that fear has temporarily gone away but it's a fear that can always come back because this power is still there and he's used it to rebuild an...
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might he be the one in. >> for james murdoch? >> yes. >> i think james has clearly more attention to the details and the facts of this case, but he's been inalterably damaged by this scandal because he was the ceo of europe and asia when the largest elements of what you might call the cover-up of this case occurred, and he was seen as sort of the person who let this spiral out of control. whether or not he knew exactly what was happening, he was responsible for resisting for such a long time that anyone truly addressed this scandal. >> it seems like individual and institutional investors are comfortable with see rupert murdoch stay in this prime position, so should he not stay there? >> well, i think that the stock is still down over a two-year period, even though it came up a bit yesterday. >> but within the recent period, it's staying pretty consistent despite what has happened? >> i think we'll see what the judgment is overall when the facts have come out about this. you notice, i think investors, if they deem him fit and prop
might he be the one in. >> for james murdoch? >> yes. >> i think james has clearly more attention to the details and the facts of this case, but he's been inalterably damaged by this scandal because he was the ceo of europe and asia when the largest elements of what you might call the cover-up of this case occurred, and he was seen as sort of the person who let this spiral out of control. whether or not he knew exactly what was happening, he was responsible for resisting for...
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rupert murdoch's news corp. under fire for allegedly hacking into a dead teen's voice mail, facing new and equally horrifying accusations. i want to check win scott for the details. >> america knows the father of fox tv it owns news of the world, murdock's reporters are under investigation for accessing and even deleting the voice mails of a murdered teen and they may have accessed the voice mails of british soldiers killed in action in iraq and afghanistan. this is according to published reports in a newspaper that a competitor to news of the world. murdock is a native australian, now an american, considered one of the most powerful men in britain. british politicians are usually afraid to take him on but this is growing. there are rumors on facebook that "the social network" will charge for access. it's nonsense. it may stem from talk of the new skype connection. face book is still free. russell brand advertising four hewlett-packard showing off the new tablet. >> this is the hp touch pad. i'm living in americ
rupert murdoch's news corp. under fire for allegedly hacking into a dead teen's voice mail, facing new and equally horrifying accusations. i want to check win scott for the details. >> america knows the father of fox tv it owns news of the world, murdock's reporters are under investigation for accessing and even deleting the voice mails of a murdered teen and they may have accessed the voice mails of british soldiers killed in action in iraq and afghanistan. this is according to published...
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would murdoch know about these practices? people under him? >> well, people under him certainly should have done. when rebecca brooks, his right-hand woman in britain was doing my job i was looking at the same books. we were sending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these kind of practices. just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice expending over 100 grand a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son james will testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee meeting on the scandal. rebecca brooks is supposed to testify as well. her arrest may limit what she says. still ahead on cnn tonight. >> miss -- you will be held in contempt of this court. >> i don't care. i haven't done anything to this court. i haven't done anything to him. >> she'll be arrested for contempt of court. go now. >> what was she thinking? attacking a judge? security officers to the rescue, all caught on camera. we'll talk with th
would murdoch know about these practices? people under him? >> well, people under him certainly should have done. when rebecca brooks, his right-hand woman in britain was doing my job i was looking at the same books. we were sending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these kind of practices. just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice expending over 100 grand a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's...
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lawmakers there now putting new pressure on media mogul rupert murdoch. this is the "early show" on cbs. this...is the network -- ] a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. make that first step easier, with the nicoderm cq patch. nicoderm steps you down from nicotine gradually. doubling your chance for success. nicoderm cq. three steps, ten weeks and you're free. our fruit has to be perfectly ripe because it's delivered on the same day. for me? this is so beautiful! edible arrangements. enjoy the most delicious fruit ever. guaranteed. starting at $25. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world.
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prime minister david cameron's links to the powerful murdoch clan had become so politically dangerous that he cut short an official visit to africa and rushed home to limit the damage. at a rowdy emergency session of parliament... >> order! order. >> reporter: ...prime minister david cameron was on the defensive. undermined by what appears to many to be a toxically close relationship with rupert murdoch and his now disgraced executive team. >> you live and you learn, and believe you me i have learned. >> reporter: he batted away question after question. especially about his decision to hire an ex murdoch editor since arrested in the phone hacking scandal as his communications chief. >> if it turns out i've been lied to, that would be a moment for a profound apology. >> reporter: a recent poll shows 60% of britain's think murdoch through his powerful newspaper group has far too much influence in british politics. influence cameron says he's been open about. >> what i've set out is not just meetings that are business meetings, official meetings with media executives and proprietors, but
prime minister david cameron's links to the powerful murdoch clan had become so politically dangerous that he cut short an official visit to africa and rushed home to limit the damage. at a rowdy emergency session of parliament... >> order! order. >> reporter: ...prime minister david cameron was on the defensive. undermined by what appears to many to be a toxically close relationship with rupert murdoch and his now disgraced executive team. >> you live and you learn, and...
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murdoch does not normally do apologies. but not everyone's convinced. >> although, he expressed his regret of what's happened previously, this is, i think by any standards, pretty false. >> reporter: true or false, it's seen as damage control, which has also claimed his two closest lieutenants. rebekah brooks, head of his british newspaper business. and les hinton, head of the dow jones company, and murdoch's right-hand man in the u.s. worked in london at the time of the phone hacking. on tuesday, murdoch and his son, james, will be hauled in front of the cameras for a rare and public questioning by the parliament committee. and across the pond, the fbi is investigating reports that murdoch journalists tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >> what they aught to be concerned about whether or not the american public gets engaged. if that ever happens, yeah. you really should d art writing newscorp's obituaries. >> reporter: as the scandal continues to grow, so do the stakes. this isn't just about the behavior of rupert mu
murdoch does not normally do apologies. but not everyone's convinced. >> although, he expressed his regret of what's happened previously, this is, i think by any standards, pretty false. >> reporter: true or false, it's seen as damage control, which has also claimed his two closest lieutenants. rebekah brooks, head of his british newspaper business. and les hinton, head of the dow jones company, and murdoch's right-hand man in the u.s. worked in london at the time of the phone...
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in 2007, an internal investigation at rupert murdoch's u.k. company is reported to have found clear evidence of illegal activity. but managers didn't take their findings to the police. instead, phone hacking victims who sued were paid to settle out of court. murdoch's son, james, now a director of the new york-based news corporation, authorized one payment for what's said to have been more than a million dollars. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete investigation, and that's a matter of real regret for me personally. >> reporter: now that has damaged rupert murdoch's business, he's already lost his most profitable newspaper here in the u.k., "the news of the world," and now an ambitious $12 billion attempt to expand into the satellite television business has been delayed for months, maybe it will be blocked all together. shareholders are not happy. the share price of newscorp was down today in new york by 7.5%. scott? >> pelley: thanks, liz. in syria today, supporters of the assad dictatorship attacked the u.s. an
in 2007, an internal investigation at rupert murdoch's u.k. company is reported to have found clear evidence of illegal activity. but managers didn't take their findings to the police. instead, phone hacking victims who sued were paid to settle out of court. murdoch's son, james, now a director of the new york-based news corporation, authorized one payment for what's said to have been more than a million dollars. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete...
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that's scandal brought down the paper itself it is surprising turn media mogul rupert murdoch owner of the paper ordered it to shut down this sunday will be the last edition now this is the same who owns news corp their hands oh please tell us here is rupert and i didn't i didn't get a little profile. it's kind of incredible though is that a lot of people today say you know twitter and blogs essentially shut this paper down because everybody was freaking out about it so much and going on about how wrong it was yeah i mean i was surprised i didn't know that rupert murdoch had a conscience so i didn't know that he would actually take this step i mean it's actually just gusting they were also allegedly listening to the e-mails of people who died in the london bombing i mean just like there was no lines there it was anyone was fair game i think it. does have a conscience because when we spoke about this on tuesday we were saying that well they're doing this maybe because they're trying to keep up with demand and people want these like you they just have this insatiable appetite there's of
that's scandal brought down the paper itself it is surprising turn media mogul rupert murdoch owner of the paper ordered it to shut down this sunday will be the last edition now this is the same who owns news corp their hands oh please tell us here is rupert and i didn't i didn't get a little profile. it's kind of incredible though is that a lot of people today say you know twitter and blogs essentially shut this paper down because everybody was freaking out about it so much and going on about...
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murdoch's misery mounts the f.b.i. looks into whether a nine eleven victims phones were tapped while the fallout and suppliers of british armed forces it out of a multi-billion dollar t.v. takeover. and america's toothpaste torture tactics rising uproar over the u.s. training and exporting brutal interrogators while preaching human rights to the rest of the world. in fifteen minutes time we'll have a sports update with anders farmer next door to his margin andrus takes us on a romantic tour of russia's northern capital. hello and welcome to the program i was at the sheriff from the same period will be exploring the pits the rest allows the never river i'm very small to transport also known as the venice of the north the waterways of the focal points of the city during the summer months are a great way to see that. many are simply displaced churches cathedrals museums are visible from the canal trip of the stone to staying in the city may be an ideal way of deciding to enjoy a visit. piece of the great grand vision of t
murdoch's misery mounts the f.b.i. looks into whether a nine eleven victims phones were tapped while the fallout and suppliers of british armed forces it out of a multi-billion dollar t.v. takeover. and america's toothpaste torture tactics rising uproar over the u.s. training and exporting brutal interrogators while preaching human rights to the rest of the world. in fifteen minutes time we'll have a sports update with anders farmer next door to his margin andrus takes us on a romantic tour of...
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he is beautiful man murdoch found as did mr buttons that you just can't buy all the newspapers those outside his control have been gunning for him think it is and this time they may have succeeded just as he gets set to consolidate control over a lot section of the e.u. case media markets the drugs being pulled out from under him and it's all over the hidden scandal now revealed that the police have known about it for you is your average. artist been hearing how the culture of control by the murdoch media got out of hand brian drawled who runs a t.v. network for social activists says there are parallels with some nation's wider imperial ambitions. we can make an analogy. and international. between what happened in takeover so the united states and britain took over iraq and bring the power they employ they employ low with low slogans and i think the same thing has happened in the tabloids where we have commenced power in the against murdoch you know people. who they hire. they hire not meeting every journalist. but certainly if you look at whether it's on television where you've got
he is beautiful man murdoch found as did mr buttons that you just can't buy all the newspapers those outside his control have been gunning for him think it is and this time they may have succeeded just as he gets set to consolidate control over a lot section of the e.u. case media markets the drugs being pulled out from under him and it's all over the hidden scandal now revealed that the police have known about it for you is your average. artist been hearing how the culture of control by the...
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. >>> in england, shock waves from the scandal that rattled rupert murdoch's media empire reached the british government today. a top aide to british prime minister david cameron, arrested. abc's jeffrey kofman now on the tabloid world out of control. >> reporter: when andy coulson was editor of "the news of the world," the paper he ran destroyed people's lives. >> i can't say anymore at this stage. >> reporter: arrested this morning, facing charges of perjury, bribing police, hacking people's phones in search of scoops. andy coulson is also uncomfortably the former spokesman of british prime minister david cameron, who, today, scrambled to distance himself. >>>> the press freedom does not mean the press should be above the law. >> reporter: but "the news of the world" was, which is why the famous and the powerful in britain have feared and loathed the tabloioifor years. case in point? remember when sarah ferguson was caught selling access to prince andrew? >> 500,000 pounds when you can, to me -- open doors. >> reporter: and this headline. when prince harry angerer his girlfriend by
. >>> in england, shock waves from the scandal that rattled rupert murdoch's media empire reached the british government today. a top aide to british prime minister david cameron, arrested. abc's jeffrey kofman now on the tabloid world out of control. >> reporter: when andy coulson was editor of "the news of the world," the paper he ran destroyed people's lives. >> i can't say anymore at this stage. >> reporter: arrested this morning, facing charges of...
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stations i would say that depends on how murdoch emerges from this scandal if murdoch and news corp are seriously weakened by this dandle then that would be a good thing or quality journalism in the us if murdoch is able to get through this in a few months then that's not good for quality journalism remember we have something that doesn't which is a code of ethics that the society of professional journalists have put forward their. honor tabloid culture tends to be not news. in england has urged the two and that's the big difference that article or news media have a little bit more have shown so much more ethics then has shown certainly in england ok let me ask you this because i have to ask this if news corps is one of the most powerful companies murdoch one of the most powerful men and fox news is there for a very powerful news network in the united states and it is right leaning and it is critical of the obama administration in many cases when there be a vested interest by the current administration to take off new down if the administration. had its head screwed on it would have dea
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her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son, james murdoch, have agreed to testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee hearing on this scandal. stay tuned to cnn for developments on this story. >>> a key adviser to afghan president hamid karzai is ass s assassinated near kabul on the same day that nato begins handing over power to the afghan forces. >>> you can reach out to us on twitter, facebook, or cnn.com. also, my book, "transparent," available in ebook and anywhere books are sold. d, that is the weekend. app grapgic: yeah dawg! man 2: allow me to crack...the bubbly! man 1: don't mind if i doozy. man 3: is a gentleman with a brostache invited over to this party? man 1: only if he's ready to rock! ♪ sfx: guitar and trumpet jam vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. she is the greatest thing ever. one little smile, one little laugh. honey bunny. [ babbles ] [ laughs ] we would do anything for her. my name is kim bryant and my husband and i made a will on legalzoom. it was really easy to do. [ spits ] [ both laugh ] [ shapiro ] we created le
her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son, james murdoch, have agreed to testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee hearing on this scandal. stay tuned to cnn for developments on this story. >>> a key adviser to afghan president hamid karzai is ass s assassinated near kabul on the same day that nato begins handing over power to the afghan forces. >>> you can reach out to us on twitter, facebook, or cnn.com. also, my book, "transparent,"...
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explosive week ahead with murdoch in front of british parliament. is there any chance that what he might see could be l lally incriminating. >> reporter: it could be. there's a right against self-incrimination there. i don't expect him to invoke it. remember, he's showing up voluntarily. he's a u.s. citizen. he doesn't have to go. but he is still going, it seems, to appear in front of parliament. >> we're watching the dominos fall. we saw so many more again today. when does this become concerning here on this side of the pond, criminal charges? >> reporter: well, we already know there's an fbi investigation. but there could also be another investigation into something called the foreign corrupt practices act, which is a 1977 law which effectively makes it illegal for a company or an executive to bribe a foreign official, in this case, it would be one of those police officers. >> all right, dan abrams, thank you. >>> we turn now to the dangerously hot weather settling in tonight and not moving, for many days ahead. in fact, in a moment, we'll go to t
explosive week ahead with murdoch in front of british parliament. is there any chance that what he might see could be l lally incriminating. >> reporter: it could be. there's a right against self-incrimination there. i don't expect him to invoke it. remember, he's showing up voluntarily. he's a u.s. citizen. he doesn't have to go. but he is still going, it seems, to appear in front of parliament. >> we're watching the dominos fall. we saw so many more again today. when does this...
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can truly the media because of rupert murdoch he is one beautiful man murdoch found as did mr perkins that you just can't buy all the newspapers those outside his control have been gunning for him for it is and this time they may have succeeded just as he looks set to consolidate control over a lot section of the e.u. case media markets the drugs being pulled out from under him and it's all over the hidden scandal now revealed that the police have known about it for years nor of its own. and actually has been hearing how the culture of control by the murdoch media got out of hand bryan dawe and who runs a t.v. network for social activists says there are parallels with some nation's wider imperial ambitions. you can make an analogy i think on an international scale between what happens in takeovers so the united states and britain took over iraq and what do they bring the power who they employ they employ close loans and i think that same thing has happened in the tabloids where we have a man's power and again some murdoch and a few of the other parents and who they hire what type of b
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also new apologies from media mogul rupert murdoch. he met with the family of a murdered teenager whose phone was hacked by his now defunct tabloid. there are fast-moving developments in this scandal. it's ungulfing his entire news empire. and as casey anthony prepares to get out of jail on sunday, will she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for the second time this week to make sure ameripay bill. he went before reporters to keep pushing raising the debt ceiling limit before the august 2 deadline. he seems to be softening his terms somewhat. let's go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian has the very latest. >> he said it' time for law makers from both parties to make tough choices. he says he's been willing to put entitlement programs on the table, but even so, there's no deal tonight. and some republicans are saying it's time for the president to put his own plan on the table, not make a
also new apologies from media mogul rupert murdoch. he met with the family of a murdered teenager whose phone was hacked by his now defunct tabloid. there are fast-moving developments in this scandal. it's ungulfing his entire news empire. and as casey anthony prepares to get out of jail on sunday, will she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for...
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it is possible to control the media because of rupert murdoch he is beautiful murdoch founds as did mr burns that you just can't buy all the newspapers those outside his control have been gunning for him think it is and this time they may have succeeded it's just a scene it sets a consolidate control over a lot section of the you case media markets the growth being pulled out from under him and it's all over the hidden scandal now revealed that the police have known about it for you know read it all to see. artie's been hearing how the culture of control by the murder got out of hand of brian todd who runs a t.v. network for social activists says there are parallels with some nation's wider interior ambitions and you can make an analogy. international. between what happens in take over the united states and britain took over iraq and who they bring to our. employees so we're all slogans and i think the same thing has happened and that's you know where we have a ranch. you know. who they hire. painting every journalist with that brush but certainly if you look at all murdoch whether it'
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separately, a lawyer for james murdoch turned on his boss saying the younger murdoch knew about the phone tapping earlier than he testified. a new report out says if you want good cell service in san francisco, use verizon. it's both best invoice and data, says the company root metrics. ver roy zon reported, says a number are buying iphones from the company instead of at&t. though at&t still sells far more. >> and finally, hewlett pack kerd says it's going to buy back $10 billion of stock. when a company buys back stock the shares cease to exist. each share should be worth more. just saying you're going to buy back your stock tends to pump it up. there are no rules how fast you have to do. the last time they said he would buy back, they only bought back $4 billion. so it bumps it up. >> a lot of talk. 6:26. coming up on todd, a new report on the pipe line at the source of the san bruno explosion and how it's showing major flaws with that pipe. there are new developments in the shooting that killed a man. it may not have been a police officer shooting after all. we'll have a live report co
separately, a lawyer for james murdoch turned on his boss saying the younger murdoch knew about the phone tapping earlier than he testified. a new report out says if you want good cell service in san francisco, use verizon. it's both best invoice and data, says the company root metrics. ver roy zon reported, says a number are buying iphones from the company instead of at&t. though at&t still sells far more. >> and finally, hewlett pack kerd says it's going to buy back $10 billion...
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rupert murdoch being talked at the moment although not much is usually said about his involvement in filmmaking the he's of course head of the head of news corps in the head of twentieth century fox and he in a small report that was filed for the new york times in two thousand said that he didn't like the way the films were going on the twentieth century fox and effectively got rid of his. oath the head of twentieth century fox that mechanic because he didn't like films that were challenging like a fight club and beach that was going down the darker political direction. and this led of course to that corporation producing even more dumbed down material program franchises like taken on twenty four i'm government types films like nicole kidman film australia which was very much tied in with tourist campaign so even when there's no interference from the government produces a lot of produce films that support american foreign policy that generally support government or corporate aims and this is some quite offensive ones as well such as the fourth rambo film you don't mess with the so ad
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that it's not just rival newspapers who stand to gain from murdoch's empire crumbling the b.b.c. could retake t.v. territory lost to b. sky b. and the labor party which was wounded by years of relentless attacks by murdoch papers can finally take revenge but where will all this lead. you know. that would suit the government just fine the british press is famous for its sharp teeth and no holds barred doggedness particularly where its own government is concerned prime minister david cameron has shut down the press complaints commission and already talks of statutory controls to go up and print journalists back in springfield mr byrne this portage as the townspeople opened up their own newspaper and he's almost right. it is possible to control the media because of. the. murdoch found as did mr perkins that you just can't buy all the newspapers those outside his control have been gunning for him for years and this time they may have succeeded just as he looks set to consolidate control over a launch section of the case media markets the drugs being pulled out from under him and it's
that it's not just rival newspapers who stand to gain from murdoch's empire crumbling the b.b.c. could retake t.v. territory lost to b. sky b. and the labor party which was wounded by years of relentless attacks by murdoch papers can finally take revenge but where will all this lead. you know. that would suit the government just fine the british press is famous for its sharp teeth and no holds barred doggedness particularly where its own government is concerned prime minister david cameron has...